Clothes-line hanger



(No Model.) 1

W. W. SMITH & D. JJDOYLE.

GLOTHES LINE HANGER.

No. 589,867. Patented Sept. 14, 1897.

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\VALTER. \VILLIAM SMITH AND DENNIS JOSEPH DOYLE, OF BROOKLYN,

NINV YORK.

CLOTHES-LINE HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,867, datedSeptember 14, 1897..

Application filed November 10, 1896. erial No. 611,592. (No model.)

To osZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, XVALTEE WILLIAM Snrrn and DENNIS Josnrn DOYLE,citizens of the United States, and residents of Brooklyn, county ofKings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Clothes-Line Hangers, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part thereof, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts.

This invent-ion relates to improvements in clothes-line hangers, theobject thereof being to facilitate the hanging of clothes from elevatedwindows, whereby a user can effectually operate an endless clothes-linefrom the interior of a room without the necessity of leaning out of thewindow. The device is light in weight, inexpensive and durable, and whennot in use it can be so folded as not to interfere with the operation ofraising and lowering the window-sash.

The invention will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically setforth in the annexed claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view of our improved clothes-line hanger, showing thesame connected to a win- (low-frame in position ready for hanging theclothes. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device, illustrated in its foldedposition; and Fig. 3 is a front elevation thereof.

In the practice of our invention we provide, primarily, a rod A, whichrod is preferably composed of a piece of metal tubing, and the two endsthereof are flattened, as indicated at a, for the purpose of engagingwith brackets B,'as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

Secured to the center of the rod A, upon its upper surface, is a platea, this plate being preferably circular in contour. Bearing upon thissaid plate is a similar plate 0, forming part of a rod 0, and the rod Aand rod 0 are pivoted to each other by means of a bolt D and nut (Z, orthey may be secured together by a rivet, if desirable, whereby they arepivotally attached to each other and can be re \olved or oscillatedindependently.

The two ends of the rod '0 are provided with threaded portions 0,adapted for engagement with threaded eyes 6 of spindles E, to whichspindles are attached swiveled blocks F, containing pulleys f forengagement with the line G.

As a means for locking the rods A and C in the position at right angles,as illustrated in Fig. l of the drawings, the plates a and c arerespectively provided with apertures a and 0 which said aperturesregister with each other when the rods are at right angles, whereby apin II can be inserted for locking the two plates together andmaintaining the two rods in their relative positions.

In the operation and use of this device itis simply neccssary to turnthe rod C at right angles with the red A, whereby the inner end of therod 0 is extended rearwardly of the window and into the room, so that aperson may stand inside of the room and readily hang clothes upon theline and operate the same without the necessity of at any time leaningout of the window. When the device is not in use, it is simply placed inthe position as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, whereby thewindow can be readily closed.

We do not confine ourselves to the specific details of mechanicalconstruction as herein described, as it is obvious that under the scopeof our invention we are entitled to slight variations of structuraldetail. For instance, we may use double pulley-blocks instead of singlepulley blocks, as illustrated in the drawings, or the rods and theirconnected plates may be formed integrally. This structure would beemployed in case of using castings instead of tubular rods.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A clothes-line hanger, com prising two rods, the lower one of which isflattened at each end, for the purpose of engaging in brackets, a fiatcircular apertu red plate secured on the upper portion and centrally ofsaid rod, and the upper rod provided near its extremities withscrew-threads adapted to engage with eyes secured to pulleys, a Hatcircular apertured plate, located on the lower surface of the upper rod,a bolt adapted to pass through each rod and plate, and a pin adapted topass through the apertures in the circular plates and hold the rods inany desired position.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention we have signedour names, in

l presence of two witnesses, this 5th day. of

November, 1896.

WALI'ER WILLIAM SMITH. DENNIS JOSEPH DOYLE.

\Vitnesses:

C. SEDGWIOK, EMILY SEIDLER.

